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Official US State Department data

J-2 visa statistics for Iraq

How many J-2 visas nationals of Iraq are issued, and what each US consulate in Iraq issues, month by month.

Data through January 2026

J-2 visas issued to nationals of Iraq

Every J-2 visa issued to a national of Iraq, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Iraq, last 12 months

Apr 2025 – Jan 2026

7575

Monthly average
8
Busiest month
16
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 75

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Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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201
411
Pre-COVID peak792
680
382
123
82
42
55
30
10
53
78
37
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25
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 201 visas; FY2012: 411 visas; FY2013: 792 visas; FY2014: 680 visas; FY2015: 382 visas; FY2016: 123 visas; FY2017: 82 visas; FY2018: 42 visas; FY2019: 55 visas; FY2020: 30 visas; FY2021: 10 visas; FY2022: 53 visas; FY2023: 78 visas; FY2024: 37 visas; FY2026: 25 visas so far.

FY2024 had 37 visas (−53% on FY2023). That's 95% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 20261–
December 20258–
November 202512–
October 20254–
September 202510–
August 202513–
July 202516–
June 20250–
May 20259–
April 20252–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Iraq who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Iraq.

J-2 visas issued in Iraq

How many J-2 visas the US consulates in Iraq issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Iraq, last 12 months

Apr 2025 – Jan 2026

6969

Monthly average
7
Busiest month
13
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 69

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Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 months
  • Baghdad94% of total
    65
    65 visas in the last 12 months
  • Erbil5.8% of total
    4
    4 visas in the last 12 months

Baghdad issues the most: 94% of the total.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Iraq each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2025
2026

Busiest: July 2025: 13 visas

FewerMoreNo data

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2026So far

    1

    Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months

    First full year in this data
Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 20261–
December 20258–
November 202512–
October 20254–
September 202510–
August 202512–
July 202513–
June 20250–
May 20257–
April 20252–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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